Helen Stephenson's Pictures of Hall Place House and Gardens, Bexley - March 2007

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I've got a new infrared filter, and thought that Hall Place might be a good place to try it out, but there wasn't sufficient green foliage this early in the year, so I just took "normal" pictures instead!

These pictures were captured using a Pentax *ist DS digital SLR camera.

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I'm going to start this page off with a view of the Tudor mansion, viewed from the topiary lawn in the north west portion of the gardens.


 

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I zoomed the telephoto lens in closer for a better view of the white tower with a weather vane on top.

 


 

I also took a close-up of the bark of one of several London plane trees growing in the grounds.

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Here are three views of the west elevation of the mansion taken from a southerly aspect. The north end of the mansion looks much older than the south end, with the two being connected by a tower with inset flint squares.


 

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Facing in the opposite direction is the view across a stream and into the landscaped grounds. This willow tree is one of the first trees to come back into leaf in the spring, and occupies a prominent position on the bank of the stream opposite the mansion.


 

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After crossing the stream, we strolled well into the parklands, and came upon a heather garden which was putting on a beautiful spring show.

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On out way out, we stopped to admire the totem poles in the garden to the south of the mansion. These were built by people of different ethnic origins as part of a mental health project.


 

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We will undoubtedly be returning to Hall Place, so watch this space for pictures in other seasons.

Hall Place has its own website, which can be viewed here.



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